Corporate Quality Assurance Coordinator

Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc.•Tyler, TX

3d•$80,000 - $110,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The successful Corporate Quality Assurance candidate will be responsible for overseeing, assisting, and supporting the Prairie Farms Dairy Quality and Food Safety Program at a corporate level as well as assisting and supporting the plants under the assigned purview. Along with responsibilities above, there will be opportunities for projects to take ownership on, as well as other tasks that will need to be distributed throughout the team.

Requirements

Shall attend GMP, Food Defense Awareness, Allergen Training and all other required Alchemy training modules.
Shall meet all requirements of the SQF Program.
Shall meet all requirements of the FSMA Preventative Controls program. Including obtaining PCQI training and intentional adulteration training.
Shall comply with all FMP requirements.
Shall comply with all requirements for Personal Protective Equipment as defined by appropriate plant procedures.
Shall comply with all Safety Rules and Policies as defined by appropriate plant procedures.
Previous experience working in a food manufacturing facility.
3-5 years experience in Quality Assurance.
Ability to work without direct supervision.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Must be able to follow and disseminate both written and verbal instructions.
Must be able to work well with and direct others in the completion of tasks essential to the performance of top-quality work and cleaning procedures.
Excellent leadership, interpersonal and conflict resolution skills.
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite.
Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality.
Coachable and willing to learn.
Ability to quickly learn the organization’s systems.
Proficient with, and enjoy detailed work.
Analytical skills for data interpretation.
Strategic thinking to develop training plans and reports.
Strong communication skills for collaborating with various locations and personnel.

Responsibilities

Travel to 6-8 manufacturing locations assigned to you, routinely. Attempting to visit each plant quarterly at a minimum.
Work very closely with the QA Managers and other top management, at assigned plants, to develop a relationship to create a working relationship for common goals.
Assist in resolving quality issues at your site locations.
Review complaints for your assigned plants, follow up with the plant on any complaint trends or mention of foreign material, illness, hospitalization, lawyer, etc.
Review environmental results, lab counts, scorecards and other applicable results/ data on frequency that they are sent to you.
Provide training at plants as qualified to do so and as requested by plant management.
Conduct Internal Audits of plants you oversee, as well as other plants as assigned by the Internal Audit Schedule.
Attend SQF Certification Audits.
Attend FDA check ratings at your locations.
Attend State Regulatory Inspections at your locations, as requested by the plant.
Attend Customer audits as requested by the plant or as needed for support for a particular situation.
Observe sanitation practices at assigned plants.
Assist in presenting group training put on by the Corporate QA team.
Work with other member of the Corporate QA team to update and improve current quality and food safety programs.
Review service reports and chemical costs for your locations and follow up with issues noted, as well as respond regarding your location’s chemical usage at the Ecolab annual review.
Performs other duties as assigned.